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eljono · 29-09-2020 08:11AM

Yeah that's it, my wife regularly drives my car and has a very different seating position. I'd like that we could program two settings so I can always go back to my preferred setting. She also moves the wheel up and in but I think holding out for electric wheel memory may be a step too far! Basically I need S Class spec in a C Class

ht9zni1gs28crp · 29-09-2020 08:45AM

maddness wrote: »

They tune incredibly well too, apparently...

Yep, the MPPSK is BMW Exhaust and tune, so sitting at 360Bhp all warranted and insured.

Beauty of this engine is it drops into the €570 a year tax bracket.

Hard beaten by any other model for that return.

vintagevrs · 29-09-2020 09:26AM

miller_63 wrote: »

Yep, the MPPSK is BMW Exhaust and tune, so sitting at 360Bhp all warranted and insured.

Beauty of this engine is it drops into the €570 a year tax bracket.

Hard beaten by any other model for that return.

Any photos? Sounds like a serious machine.

ht9zni1gs28crp · 29-09-2020 10:48AM

vintagevrs wrote: »

Any photos? Sounds like a serious machine.

Similar to this.. in fact this ticks a lot of the box's for what the guy above is looking for!!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009173856020?make=BMW&aggregatedTrim=340i&sort=relevance&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&fuel-type=Petrol&postcode=bt364pe&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&body-type=Estate&model=3%20SERIES&page=1

MPPSK is a dealer option https://bmwtuning.co/bmw-mppsk/

chalky_ie · 29-09-2020 11:16AM

mickdw wrote: »

I assume that is your one on Donedeal in Sakhir Orange.
Stunning car.

That's it yeah, cheers!

carsfan2 wrote: »

Why are you selling and what are you looking to get into?

I want to get back in a manual car, this was my auto experiment and I'm just not mad about them(even though the DCT is obviously excellent). I might get a manual M4, E92 M3, or a 997 911, still making up my mind. Manual M4 is very hard to come by in a spec I would like.

Wailin · 29-09-2020 11:30AM

miller_63 wrote: »

Similar to this.. in fact this ticks a lot of the box's for what the guy above is looking for!!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009173856020?make=BMW&aggregatedTrim=340i&sort=relevance&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&fuel-type=Petrol&postcode=bt364pe&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&body-type=Estate&model=3%20SERIES&page=1

MPPSK is a dealer option https://bmwtuning.co/bmw-mppsk/

Considered the MPPSK for my 540i too but prices are just crazy. Quoted over €5,300 from dealers in the South while the garage up north where I got the car quoted £3500.

Considering you can get 400bhp from an ecu remap by Joe Power for under €500, the pack just seems bonkers unless you're lucky enough to get it already on the car like yourself.

James Bond Junior · 29-09-2020 12:07PM

My wife and I share our Grand Cherokee and it has memory seats assigned to the key, keeps tje peace. Our 4 series in Ireland is driven by both of us and always causes arguments about who moved the seat which way. Memory seats in a shared car are almost essential IMO.

ht9zni1gs28crp · 29-09-2020 12:46PM

Wailin wrote: »

Considered the MPPSK for my 540i too but prices are just crazy. Quoted over €5,300 from dealers in the South while the garage up north where I got the car quoted £3500.

Considering you can get 400bhp from an ecu remap by Joe Power for under €500, the pack just seems bonkers unless you're lucky enough to get it already on the car like yourself.

Mine will be down to Joe once warranty is over. For now a warrantied remap is key.

I think when i was buying Frank Keane quoted €2400 for the MPPSK on the 340i. Its not just the tune your gettign but the whole valved exhaust sound package. I then bought one with it already on.

maddness · 29-09-2020 01:13PM

Wailin wrote: »

Considered the MPPSK for my 540i too but prices are just crazy. Quoted over €5,300 from dealers in the South while the garage up north where I got the car quoted £3500.

Considering you can get 400bhp from an ecu remap by Joe Power for under €500, the pack just seems bonkers unless you're lucky enough to get it already on the car like yourself.

Bootmod3.

td2008 · 29-09-2020 04:36PM

conor-w wrote: »

That's it yeah, cheers!

I want to get back in a manual car, this was my auto experiment and I'm just not mad about them(even though the DCT is obviously excellent). I might get a manual M4, E92 M3, or a 997 911, still making up my mind. Manual M4 is very hard to come by in a spec I would like.

Browsing M4s at the moment and this one caught my eye

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10790271?cId=10836337&cId=10566134&cId=10790271&cId=10845489&cId=10862740&cId=10882983

I do love the competition wheels on them

Wailin · 29-09-2020 05:39PM

miller_63 wrote: »

Its not just the tune your gettign but the whole valved exhaust sound package. I then bought one with it already on.

Yes I'm well aware what the pack is and what you get. But for over 5k for 20 extra horses and a nicer sounding exhaust I'd have to be mad! I'll keep it stock anyway until warranty expires before I even think of remaps.

The 340i touring is a cracker too, have you had it long?

Wailin · 29-09-2020 05:43PM

maddness wrote: »

Bootmod3.

JB4 was another one mentioned to me too. But all too pricey compared to getting tdr performance to dyno pre and post remap, all for a good bit less.

maddness · 29-09-2020 06:30PM

Wailin wrote: »

JB4 was another one mentioned to me too. But all too pricey compared to getting tdr performance to dyno pre and post remap, all for a good bit less.

JB4 is great on some engines but doesn’t do too well with the B58.
A BM3/MHD is far more effective and well regarded within the tuning community.

Wailin · 29-09-2020 07:49PM

Madness what would be the pros and cons of these type of remaps compared to someone like Joe Power do it?

Heres Johnny · 29-09-2020 07:56PM

Mark I was looking at your YouTube channel and came across the PHEV twin test you did with Bob Flavin in the Superb and the 508. Your segment about no BIK on these cars, is that correct? I thought it was only BEVs that had no BIK below 50k...has this been changed to include PHEV?

maddness · 29-09-2020 08:44PM

Wailin wrote: »

Madness what would be the pros and cons of these type of remaps compared to someone like Joe Power do it?

Joe power is great and has worked on one of my cars previously but I think BM3 is just a better option now and Pro Tuning Freaks have a great reputation. It’s very user friendly and gives you plenty of options that you can control yourself. You also have the option of selling on the licence when selling your car. Without wanting to sound rude, google BM3 for B58. There is a wealth of knowledge online that is far better than any explanation I could give.

MarkN · 29-09-2020 09:38PM

Heres Johnny wrote: »

Mark I was looking at your YouTube channel and came across the PHEV twin test you did with Bob Flavin in the Superb and the 508. Your segment about no BIK on these cars, is that correct? I thought it was only BEVs that had no BIK below 50k...has this been changed to include PHEV?

At the time, I thought that was the case as I had been advised it was. It’s not right however, sadly. Drove plenty of comments though

Heres Johnny · 29-09-2020 09:46PM

MarkN wrote: »

At the time, I thought that was the case as I had been advised it was. It’s not right however, sadly. Drove plenty of comments though

Not to worry, I did notice video is a month old so I'm a bit behind watching and thought there might have been a change I missed. If the govt wont even make petrol vat reclaimable for business I guess there's no hope of a bik break either sadly.

MarkN · 29-09-2020 10:02PM

The signs would indicate that there could be a hammering for the motorist in the budget. The Greens seem to think petrol and diesel can just be switched off and full electric can begin for all overnight. Giving PHEV some sort of incentive like that for business users / leasers would help bridge the gap.

roosterman71 · 29-09-2020 10:07PM

The last time the Greens were in government they made a balls of motoring with the change in motor tax. I'd be astounded if they didn't make a balls of things this time around too

maddness · 29-09-2020 10:32PM

MarkN wrote: »

The signs would indicate that there could be a hammering for the motorist in the budget. The Greens seem to think petrol and diesel can just be switched off and full electric can begin for all overnight. Giving PHEV some sort of incentive like that for business users / leasers would help bridge the gap.

It’s going to be a disaster for the motor trade, plenty of pretty normal family cars are going to take a big jump in price. The trade is in a bad place now anyway and this is nothing but another blow.

MarkN · 29-09-2020 10:40PM

Hopefully common sense prevails for the sake of the industry in general as well as the customer.

carsfan2 · 29-09-2020 11:15PM

That twin test with the phev’s wasn’t great to be honest Mark. I was blaming Bob for the totally incorrect information on benefit in kind which kind of took from the whole premise of the reviews and the financial benefits. The bit where ye were looking for the charging flap was a bit of a bad Top Gear effort.
Your RS7 review was excellent and in general your reviews are top stuff.You’ve moved quickly to the top of the Irish reviewer in both presentation and editing.
On reflection would you have RS7 or Porsche Panamera if you had a pick?

carsfan2 · 29-09-2020 11:17PM

MarkN wrote: »

Hopefully common sense prevails for the sake of the industry in general as well as the customer.

If the government has any sense they will leave things alone this budget except for sorting the vrt to take account of wltp changes.

bazz26 · 29-09-2020 11:19PM

That €350 they have been paying people out of work for the last 6 months because of Covid-19 will have to be repaid somehow. You can be sure they will claw some of it back from the motorist. The greens will want their pound of flesh too in the name of climate action.

Heres Johnny · 29-09-2020 11:20PM

Personally, and it's just a hunch, I don't think the tax changes talked about in last few weeks will come to pass this year. I can't foresee the govt taxing an industry into deeper trouble. Too many other industries in the public eye crumbling around them.

Casati · 29-09-2020 11:20PM

MarkN wrote: »

The signs would indicate that there could be a hammering for the motorist in the budget. The Greens seem to think petrol and diesel can just be switched off and full electric can begin for all overnight. Giving PHEV some sort of incentive like that for business users / leasers would help bridge the gap.

I heard from somebody in leasing that the plan is to drop standard BIK from 30% to 21% for PHEV’s effective January and for EV’s effective Jan 2022.

Anybody else hear that or something similar?

29-09-2020 11:47PM

Casati wrote: »

I heard from somebody in leasing that the plan is to drop standard BIK from 30% to 21% for PHEV’s effective January and for EV’s effective Jan 2022.

Anybody else hear that or something similar?

EVs are already BIK exempt until Dec 2021..... If they put 20% on them after that the incentive is minimal.
On PHEV 21% bik wouldn't tempt many..... 10k ish v the current 15k ish notional value per annum on a 50k motor.

Won't appeal to folk doing little business miles.

30-09-2020 12:46AM

bazz26 wrote: »

That €350 they have been paying people out of work for the last 6 months because of Covid-19 will have to be repaid somehow. You can be sure they will claw some of it back from the motorist. The greens will want their pound of flesh too in the name of climate action.

A few cent/litre no doubt and maybe small motor tax changes but nothing major IMO.

hooch-85 · 30-09-2020 07:58AM

Diesel will definitely go up and I think it's right that it is.

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